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(CHILD OF THE WORLD products, 3- 12+)
To see the Montessori philosophy and practice page of "Age 3-6+ People"
go to: www.michaelolaf.net/1CW36people.html
THE UNITED NATIONS FLAGS
While a child is forming some idea in her mind of a country from pictures,
puzzle map pieces, postcards, music, etc., flags are an important part
of this research. For the older child it becomes a symbol of people
joined together in community—a subject in which she is very interested.
Children can learn much history of the world from their studies of flags
and how they came to be the way they are.
This up-to-date set contains the flags of 189 countries of North and
South America, Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia. Each flag staff is
10" tall with a gold spearhead at the top. The flags are 4"
x 6", of silky rayon or polyester, colored in brilliant, true color
with fine attention to detail. They may be ordered as a set of flags
alone or with the large flag base.
DG32 Set /189 United Nation Flags $325.00 (see catalogue for new illustration)
WOODEN FLAG BASES
These beautiful natural hardwood flag bases are hand cut, joined and
beautifully finished by a local designer of fine furniture. The large
base holds 189 flags for a beautiful display (see above). There are
197 holes to make room for future flags. The total length of the three
sections is nine feet, nine inches! The three sections can be used separately.
The small, 11" long base, of the same beautiful wood and craftsmanship,
displays 10 flags.
DG33 Large Base $130.00
DG357 Small Base $19.00
FLAGS & LARGE BASE SET — DG34 All Flags (189) & Large Base
Set $450.00
EXPLORERS AND WORLD LEADERS
Sets of ten large vocabulary cards of famous explorers and a second set
of world leaders. At this age children enjoy seeing large colored pictures,
and hearing simple stories of people they have heard about, or will hear
about. Eventually the child will be interested in the 10 facts printed
on the back of each card. Later, as they study history and biography,
this early exposure will make academic studies more interesting. The sets
fits into the Michael Olaf frame found on page 93. 11" x 11",
full color, wipe-clean surface.
Explorers: Alexander the Great, Balboa, Battuta, Columbus, Herodotus,
Ericsson, Hudson, Ponce de Leon, Magellan, Marco Polo. World leaders:
F.D. Roosevelt, Gandhi, Winston Churchill, de Gaulle, J. F. Kennedy, Lenin,
Mao Tse-Tung, Gorbachev, Nelson Mandela, Margaret Thatcher.
DH210 Explorers, Set/10 $24.00
DH215 World Leaders, Set/10 $24.00
Other Products include:
GEOGRAPHY & HISTORY CURRICULUM FOR 3-6
TRANSPORTATION MAGNETS IN A BOX
INDIVIDUAL FLAG BASES
FLAG STICKERS
USA WOODEN PUZZLE MAPS
USA MAGNETIC PUZZLE MAP
STATE BIRD STICKERS
And books appropriate for this age and subject
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Products from: "THE JOYFUL CHILD"
Michael Olaf's Essential Montessori for Birth to Three, ISBN:
1-879264-09-9
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(CHILD OF THE WORLD products, 3- 12+)
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of the World to read at your leisure,
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